<p>My point, Xiggi, is that we are arbitrarily in a system whereby the broader schools dominate the charts.
I can certainly imagine a situation that is the opposite, that the best PROGRAMS would dominate the charts, and that the broader schools would be for the weaker BECAUSE less decided. </p>
<p>All hypothetical, just trying to make the point that the HYP/Ivy thing has been very influential in subtle ways in how we define elite institutions.
The primacy of serving up a broad education is not a given, BUT IT HAS BECOME A TENET OF SUPERIORITY IN THIS COUNTRY.</p>